ހެދެނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit सज्जयति (sajjayati). Doublet of ހަދަނީ (hadanī)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /he.d̪e.n̪iː/, [he.d̪e.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ހެ‧ދެ‧ނީ

Verb[edit]

ހެދެނީ (hedenī) 

  1. to dress, adorn, wear clothing, primp, groom
  2. to masquerade, imitate
  3. to grow (as a child, plant, tumour), to be made

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހެދެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 114